217 Today: What’s Happening in Central Illinois Sep. 25 – Sep. 28
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Today’s headlines:
- NASA launched three space weather satellites yesterday morning including the first NASA mission led by a University of Illinois researcher.
- A jury recently awarded the family of a central Illinois farmer nine-million-dollars in the nation’s first ever liability trial over asbestos in shotgun shells.
- The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered former GOP attorney general nominee Tom DeVore’s law license suspended for 60 days.
- Illinois football is taking the field Saturday against USC to cap off Homecoming at the U of I.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about what is coming to the Central Illinois area in the world of arts, culture and entertainment.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Adrien Reetz, Charlie Schlenker, Capitol News Illinois, Jonathan Mathew, Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui.
